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urbanlegend23
06-28-2003, 08:47 PM
TOP 25: DRAMATIC FILMS

I made this list today and I thought some people might find it interesting. These movies are necessarily the top 25 best drama films but the MOST DRAMATIC 25 films in my opinion.

In order...

2000 Requiem for a Dream
1980 The Elephant Man
2001 In the Bedroom
1997 Titanic
1999 Boys Don't Cry
1993 Schindler's List
1996 Breaking the Waves
2001 Monster's Ball
1998 American History X
1999 The Green Mile
1994 Once Were Warriors
2000 Dancer in the Dark
1992 Unforgiven
1994 Heavenly Creatures
1984 Amadeus
1995 The Basketball Diaries
1993 The Piano
1998 Nicholas' Gift
1998 The Thin Red Line
1993 This Boy's Life
1997 The Ice Storm
1999 American Beauty
1990 Ghost
1999 Magnolia
1980 Raging Bull

Hannibal21
06-28-2003, 09:53 PM
Very good list, urban especially Raging Bull and who can forget the two VERY underrated gems 'Heavenly Creatures' and 'The Ice Storm'

I would also include, for some reason....

2002: The Hours
1998: Central Station
1996: Marvin's Room
1994: Fresh
1994: The Shawshank Redemption
1989: My Left Foot
1982: Sophie's Choice
1976: Taxi Driver
1967: Persona
1961: Two Women
1948: Hamlet
1941: Citizen Kane
1939: Gone with the Wind

ANavissi500
06-29-2003, 05:59 PM
According to IMDB.com, these are all dramas and there aren't quite 25 but its close.

10/10

Adaptation
Amelie
American Beauty
As Good As It Gets
Braveheart
Fight Club
The Graduate
Magnolia
Moulin Rouge!
Mr. Holland's Opus
Pulp Fiction
Requiem for a Dream
The Rules of Attraction
Run Lola Run
Schindler's List
The Sixth Sense
Traffic
Training Day
Wonder Boys